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Things are starting to move along rather quickly with our web show now. We’ve pretty much completed the casting process, selected our actors, and are now ready to begin production on the pilot episode. It’s all so overwhelming…but in a good way.

Rob Lewis, Executive Producer, uploaded some footage from our first round of auditions that is actually pretty interesting to watch.

Jenn2.0 – First Audition from Rob Lewis on Vimeo.

We even have a “making of” site predictably named MakingJenn20.com with some behind-the-scenes insight from Rob, Darren Elwood (the writer), and soon some entries from myself as well as the rest of the production crew. We also have a 12seconds account and Twitter account if you want to stay current on all thngs Jenn2.0. In an attempt to capture my own perspectives, I’ve made another little video confessional on some show and “Jenn” related thoughts.

More Thoughts on Jenn2.0 from Jennifer Van Grove on Vimeo.

This is all fresh territory for me, but it’s ridiculously awesome to be involved and be the inspiration for the character. I feel well accepted in the web/tech space and probably blend in a bit, but in the real world I’m kind of a weirdo. Even today, as I recorded my little confessional at Coffee Bean, I felt the perplexed stares of CBTL customers and staff (some who even know me) as I spoke into my laptop’s cam. For me blogging, twittering, creating video posts, and jailbreaking my phone for live streaming video are all normal everyday occurrences; sometimes it’s easy to forget that a majority of people can’t relate to that lifestyle. It will be interesting to see how people react to the character of Jenn, her life, and her world. Thank goodness I’m collaborating with really smart and talented people who I think can really bring Jenn’s world to life in a very entertaining way. I’m anxiously awaiting the next steps of getting the entire cast together and actually shooting the pilot. Of course we’ll need tons of extras, so stay tuned if you want to make a cameo!